Legal Opinion
INA Insurance Co. v. City of Chicago
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 28, 1978No. 77-679PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McNAMARA
Defendant, City of Chicago, appeals from an order granting plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment. The court found that the City had failed to give timely notice of injury as required by an insurance policy taken out by Rock Road Construction Company in favor of the City. As a result the court held that the insurer, INA Insurance Company of Illinois, had no duty to indemnify the City against loss.
The material facts are not in dispute. In 1971 the City contracted with Rock Road for the construction of a deep tunnel project within the City. As part of its contractual obligation, Rock Road,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- McFadyen v. North River InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1965
- Barrington Consolidated High School v. American InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
- International Harvester Co. v. Continental Casualty Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1962
- City of Chicago v. United States Fire InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1970
- Country Mutual Casualty Co. v. Van DuzenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1953
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3Cited by43 opinions
- La Rotunda v. Royal Globe Insurance Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- Marez v. Dairyland Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1981
- Victor Maneikis v. St. Paul Insurance Company of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Illinois Valley Minerals Corp. v. Royal-Globe InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Brotherhood Mutual Insurance v. RosethAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
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